The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

Louis depot, and when the train rolled in
the organizations We're all in readiness.
commandments of the q. \. X. l,u;
was welcomed on alighting from In,
train hy Chief Marshal West and his
aides and escorted tn the carriage in wait
Ing. The procession then started for
the exposition building where Lib
GRATIS hani was awaiting the ar
rival .of the distinguished guest of
the evening 81 Til" main entrance. and i.
notable gathering of the most famous
and solid me- of the city and state were
taking their places on the platform al
luttcd to the speakers.
Ii was Il few minutes past $ O'Clock
when the l".ii,erati band commenced to
play. "Scr. the t~"nquerinS Hero Comes. b"
and the procession started through the
huii,i!u@. The reception uf Judge Rra
on the platform WAS the signal for such
an enthusiastic ovation THAI the like of
il has never been seen before in the city.
A:tu weitt wild. hats We're thrown into
the air. cheer after cheer r~eSu,!n,!cd and
tIhie> And chairs We're jumped upon
While the enthusiasm lasted. When it
h.ai partly subsidized Junior Vice Com
maadrr Exc. who WIS mastcro of ccrcmon-
It's. introduced Mayor \. \. Ames.
w WIRE cordially y ''" welcomed MsIa e""s ,hr
DISTINGUISHED gentleman home. Judge
liea responded. He credited his
election To the fact uf his not being a pol
itician. thanked the city for the great in
Icrc>t they had taken. and in conclusion
he quoted Iii" language nf Hannibal
llanliin. the friend and counselor of Lin
c"ll: There newer was IL greater organ-
@izaii"l in the world than the Grand Army
nj the Republic" and he. Judge Rra.
wished Ia say that this grand honor
thrust upon him was Ia do honor to Min
ncsutn. because he was told by Il good
lIi;l:y that there might be more money
spent in st. Louis. there might he more
lavishnrss of display. hut when their
meeting was held here three years ago
they had not forgotten how Minnesota
had opened her big heart to greet them:
they had never forgotten it.. and they
Were bound through him. to do this
grand golden Grained state honor.
Ex.GoV. WAsHBURN DROPS DEAD.
The Successor of Charles summer Passes
Away From Earth without IL Moments
Warming.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Oct. 5.-Ex-Guv.
VIM. B. Washbnrn. of Greenfield. dropped
dead on the platform at the city hall at
the morning session of the board of for
cign missions Il little before 10 o'clock,
William Burnett Washburn, L.. L.. d.,
WAS born mt Winchendon. Mass. Jan. 81.
$50. Tie graduated ut Yale in 1914 and
engaged in manufacturing in Greenfield.
Mass, where he has since resided. lie
has also been engaged in banking and in
lS3! WAS chosen president of the bank of
Greenfield. lie was elected to the
Massachusetts, state senate in
1876 and Il member of the
house of representatives in 1854.
He was nominated as the Rcpubli-
can candidate for congress for his district
in 1859. and had the unusual if not the
unprecedented honor of being elected by
Il unanimous vote. He was reelected to
the Thirty-nintli, Fortieth. Forty-tirst
and Forty-second congresses, and in 1911
was elected governor of Massachusetts.
He WAS elected governor in 1872 and re-
si.ncl in April. 1874, having been elected
United States senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Charles Sumner.
His term expired March 3, 1873. This
ended his public career.